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ok so I dont have a picture yet, but a guy at work brought in a very interesting dime his son found. it is a Roosevelt dime that has the reverse torch/olive branches struck on to the obverse so it looks like roosevelt is Ceaser! pretty darn cool. I am thinking it could be some sort of struck through partial mirror brockage? how much could this coin be worth? I think he offered it to me for $200. I will have to see again today if that offer still stands. i understand its hard to determine value when you dont have a picture. |
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Sounds very interesting and really rare. $200 might be a bargain!
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LOL. Roosevelt as an emperor. Historical commentators would have a field day with that.
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 , that's the first thing that came to my mind.
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Without a picture it's tough to determine. It doesn't sound like a die clash because the torch/leaves would be on Franklin's chin, not crowning his head. I don't think I can tell without more information or pix.
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09/09/2010 6:26 pm
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die clash...
after further research and comparing other pics to the coin, I beleive it to be a die clash.
the obverse and reverse are both clear.
only thing is part of the branch is on the obverse. sounds like a die clash to me..
anyone know the value?
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You can see the torch on the top of Roosie's melon? Wouldn't that be the wrong orientation for a "normal" die clash? Is it possible it's one of those vice pressed coins?
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Oh yeah, and a die clash would show on the reverse as well, right?
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Oh yeah, and a die clash would show on the reverse as well, right? Not always. Sometimes they will replace a clashed die with a different one that is not clashed.
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PICTURES. Otherwise everything is just speculation.
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There are three possibilities that I can think of off the top of my head.
Flip over double strike, but since it sounds like this is only affecting one side that is out.
Die clash. A common result of a die clash is he leaves of th olive branch being seen at the bridge of the nose.
Hammer piece where someone has put two dimes together and smacked it with a hammer. This could give a lot of detail transfer, but the details will be incuse and in reverse.
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